Sun, 12 Nov 2017, 17:27 PM Summit Super Pro Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Summit Super Pro at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 53rd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 K743 Katelyn Whynaught                    594T Todd Piper                   
E1                   0.024  7.578 176.21     ****WINNER****  0.030  7.163 176.40
        SPRO  Dial: 7.55 (+/-):  0.028            SPRO  Dial: 7.16 (+/-):  0.003
 Qualified:             #4 5                                    #8 1            

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 28.91 inches, adjusted altitude 2,578 feet, track temperature 84 degrees. Whynaught with the starting line advantage, but Piper gets the win. Todd Piper's MOV: 0.0192 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 403D Eric Sandlin                         6397 Dale Green                   
E1                   0.038 10.398 125.52     ****WINNER****  0.028  8.907 167.86
        SPRO  Dial: 10.36 (+/-):  0.038           SPRO  Dial: 8.90 (+/-):  0.007
 Qualified:             #2 7                                    #6 3            

Green with the starting line advantage and the win. Dale Green's MOV: 0.0413 seconds (approximately 8 feet). He will face Piper in the semifinal.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 K181 Todd Martin                          X389 Cari Keil                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014  7.625 170.92                     0.013  7.829 161.02
        SPRO  Dial: 7.62 (+/-):  0.005            SPRO  Dial: 7.80 (+/-):  0.029
 Qualified:             #1 8                                    #5 4            

Keil with a tick advantage on the tree, but Martin gets the win. Todd Martin's MOV: 0.0235 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Todd Martin's package: 0.019.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 261G Brendan George                       6714 Andy Schlenker               
E1                   0.017  7.664 167.24     ****WINNER****  0.024  7.685 174.50
        SPRO  Dial: 7.67 (+/-): -0.006            SPRO  Dial: 7.68 (+/-):  0.005
 Qualified:             #3 6                                    #7 2            

George with the starting line advantage, but took too much stripe to give Schlenker the win. He will face Martin in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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